OFSTED
25 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Local authority
Halton
Trust
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
332
332 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
192
57.8% of pupils
Male pupils
140
42.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
36.9 pts
above England
School
61.7%
Halton
38.9%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.9 pts
below England
School
8.4%
Halton
5.6%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.7 pts
above England
School
2.7%
Halton
2.6%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.4%
277
Any other White background
4.5%
15
Any other ethnic group
3.0%
10
White and Black African
2.1%
7
African
1.2%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.5%
68 of
332 pupils
0.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
33.3
5.9 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.37 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.62%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.40 pts
higher than
England
School
11.62%
Halton
7.11%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
38.32%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
22.51 pts
higher than
England
School
38.32%
Halton
19.58%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.05 pts
higher than
England
School
6.85%
Halton
1.86%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
34.9%
57.4 pts
below England
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
34.9%
Halton
80.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.